November meeting of the Sanibel-Captiva Shell Club

The Sanibel-Captiva Shell Club’s November 2025 meeting will take place on Sunday, November 16th at the Sanibel Recreation Center.  Dr. Jose’ Leal, Science Director and Curator of the Bailey-Matthews National Shell Museum and Aquarium will present a discussion of the new and improved Great Hall of Shells at the Museum.
Dr. Leal is the editor of The Nautilus, a scientific journal about mollusks, and was recently featured on the PBS show Changing Seas on the episode “Mollusks: More than a Shell.”
All 2025 – 2026 Sanibel-Captiva Shell Club meetings will be held at the Sanibel Recreation Center at 3880 Sanibel Captiva Road, on Sanibel Island. A silent auction will be held from 1:30 – 1:55 PM in the Osprey room. The remainder of the meeting will be held in the Pelican room, beginning at 2 PM. This meeting is open to the public, and free of charge.